PUT YOUR THOUGHTS IN WRITING

PUT YOUR THOUGHTS IN WRITING

Your mind creates while you walk, rest or exercise; but get the ideas down on paper as soon as possible. Once the ideas are out of your head and onto paper where you can see them the likelihood of doing something with them is greatly increased.

FILE, DON'T CRAM

Don't go beyond 80 percent of the capacity of the file drawer. Jamming too much stuff makes both filing and retrieval difficult. Use manila folders inside hanging folders. Thin the files on a regular basis and if you need another filing cabinet, get one.

TIMELY THOUGHT

No failure can ever be as bad as the failure to try.

 

 

DEADLINES CAN REDUCE STRESS

Alec Mackenzie, author of Time for Success, suggests the stress of incomplete tasks and last minute rushing can be eliminated by establishing realistic deadlines and checkpoints.

SET DEADLINE FOR E-MAIL REPLY

When requesting information or a reply, always include a deadline so your e-mail doesn't linger in the recipient's in-box

GOALS VS PRIORITIES

Prioritizing means deciding in advance what is important to you so you can utilize your time wisely. Goals and prioritizing go hand and hand. Once you have established your goals, you know your priorities.

TIMELY THOUGHT

A plan without action is like a car without a driver, it goes nowhere.

TIMELY QUOTE

"Keep the big picture in mind while attending to the daily details."
- Donald Trump in his book, How to Get Rich.